Limor Magen Telem Explained

Limor Magen Telem
Birth Date:17 March 1971
Birth Place:Haifa, Israel
Office1:Faction represented in the Knesset
Suboffice1:Yisrael Beiteinu
Subterm1:2021–2022

Limor Magen Telem (Hebrew: לימור מגן תלם,i born 17 March 1971) is an Israeli politician. She was a member of Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.

Biography

Limor Magen (later Magen-Telem) was raised in Haifa and attended the Hebrew Reali School. Aged 17, she took part in the Miss Israel 1988 pageant coming in second place, and was crowned Miss Europe Israel the same year. During her national service, she served in the Israeli Navy. Magen-Telem studied law at the University of Haifa, attaining a Master of Laws. She worked as an attorney and then as a legal advisor to the Migdal Haemek municipality between 2001 and 2021.

Political career

Telem-Magen was placed ninth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list for the 2021 elections. Although the party won only eight seats, she entered the Knesset on 15 June 2021 as a replacement for Oded Forer,[1] after he was appointed to the cabinet and resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/MKIndex_Current_eng.asp?view=5 Replacements Among Knesset Members
  2. Web site: Anglos and deaf activist to enter Knesset under Israeli 'Norwegian Law'. Gil Hoffman. The Jerusalem Post. 14 June 2021. 16 June 2021.